The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $10,923 Block Grant to the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office on October 1, 2016 to provide equipment through September 30, 2020. The funding falls under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738), which aims to provide additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice. Specifically, the grant funding will support the purchase of equipment for the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office and Bastrop Police Department to enhance their criminal justice operations.